UK Front Page Archive (July 20′ – Present)

The Queen evoked a “wartime spirit” in what the Daily Express calls a “shock message” encouraging people to get the COVID vaccine.

The i reports that a rise in COVID rule-breaking has prompted officials to launch a new campaign encouraging people to “stay at home” as lockdown fatigue kicks in.

The Daily Mirror reports that some children may not be back in the classroom on 8 March due to the “huge logistical challenge” of setting up COVID-19 testing. 

France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has given an interview to the Financial Times where he calls for more COVID-19 vaccines to go to poorer nations.

The i reports that letters have been sent out inviting those aged 65 to 69 and the clinically vulnerable to get their COVID-19 vaccinations.

Metro leads with the “truly national effort” of giving more than 15 million people at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The prime minister appeals to the last two million people over 70 to come forward and get their COVID-19 vaccination – that’s on the front of The Times.

With so many people already vaccinated against COVID, the Daily Mirror questions why we we can’t  take holidays.

The i points to the Bristol variant of COVID-19, saying fears over its spread have prompted ministers to introduce harsh new penalties for those who break the travel rules.

The Guardian says the new tough punishments for COVID travel rule-breakers which become law on Monday, are an attempt to stop the new variants reaching the UK.

The Financial Times leads on tough new punishments for anyone concealing they have arrived in the UK from a high-risk destination as ministers try to cope with new COVID variants. 

The Daily Mirror reports on people aged over 70 who have not had a COVID jab now being told to call the NHS, instead of waiting to be contacted for a vaccine appointment.

The Daily Express is alarmed at reports of passengers entering the UK at Heathrow Airport without having to take a COVID test.

The Guardian says the new COVID variants are prompting calls for tougher border controls amid fears they may damage the UK’s vaccination programme.

The Daily Telegraph leads on the South African variant of COVID, saying health chiefs are not concerned about it becoming the dominant strain of the virus in the UK.

The Financial Times leads on Boris Johnson’s confidence in the Oxford/Astra Zeneca COVID vaccine despite concerns elsewhere over its efficacy against new variants. 

A further jab may be needed in the autumn to help deal with mutant strains of COVID-19, The Times reports.

New jabs are on the way that will tackle new COVID-19 variants, the i says, after news that the Oxford vaccine may struggle against the South African mutation.

On the Financial Times, worries that the cost of liability insurance for company directors is spiralling, due to the impact of COVID-19.

The Daily Star leads with the trolls’ responses to the memorial clap for Captain Sir Tom Moore, the NHS fundraiser who died with COVID-19 this week.

Metro leads with Professor Chris Whitty’s belief that the UK appears to have passed the peak of the second COVID wave.

Data suggests the Oxford/ AstraZeneca vaccine can cut transmission of COVID-19, as well as providing protection, tomorrow’s The Times reports.

The Daily Express has hopes for a “great British summer” after the news that nine million people have had their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Captain Sir Tom Moore, the NHS fundraiser in hospital with COVID-19, was not able to get a vaccine because he was suffering from pneumonia, according to the Daily Mirror.

The Daily Telegraph reports that every care home resident has been offered a COVID-19 vaccination.